nope. its a silver obi-strip all in english. the top flap has widescreen written across (which is glued to the top of the box). the strip then folds over to cover the opening of the box. along this side is your typical advert "bonus disc included, technical specs, etc etc). this piece is glued to the spine of the inner box.
Ah, now I see what you mean. This rubbery crap was on my Good, Bad & Ugly box set too. The stuff on the top came off easy enough, but I dunno about the spine. How did you tackle the problem?